POWAY – The city's signature oak tree, which has graced its emblem for two decades, is for sale – in bits and pieces.

When the coastal oak was cut down two years ago, the city preserved the lumber for local woodworkers. They not only crafted a city seal and office furniture for the new City Hall, but also a handful of household items for the public.

Beginning this week, the city is selling those items and directing the proceeds to its Tree Trust Fund, which helps pay for trees planted throughout Poway. Four items hand-carved from the Poway Oak, so named by the city, are available for purchase at City Hall: a certificate with an oak medallion for $15.09, a clock for $42.02, a doorstop for $17.78, and a pull for a lamp chain for $9.70.

A pen and pencil set, for $64.65, will be available Dec. 6.

The city has also set aside enough wood for 10 to 12 guitars, with an image of the Poway Oak crafted at the neck and the words "City of Poway, the City in the Country" on the body. The guitars will cost $3,750 and will be made by Bob Taylor Guitars in El Cajon.

The availability of the guitars is subject to change, after Bob Taylor Guitars begins production, depending on the quality of the wood, said Kristen Mignone Crane, Poway's senior management analyst.

A sample of the guitar, given to the city as a gift from the El Cajon shop, sits in a display case on the second floor of City Hall.

The Poway Oak, which had stood near Espola Road just north of Poway Road, was believed to be more than 200 years old. It may have begun sprouting about the time Mission San Diego de Alcala, the first Spanish mission in California, was established in 1769 in what would become San Diego, the city says in a brochure.

When Poway incorporated in 1980, San Diego County had been planning to remove the tree to expand Espola Road. Residents resisted, and Espola Road was curved around the tree so as not to destroy it, according to City Manager Jim Bowersox.

The tree, ailing, was toppled in 2002 because it posed a safety hazard.

Making the crafts carved from the tree available to the public is one way to "share a bit of history of community in a way that can be preserved forever," Bowersox said.